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Plots of the degradation fraction as a function of time [71] under (a) shear and (b) bending (b) loading with (a) indicating that degradation accelerates with decreasing the rate sensitivity index n and (b) showing that degradation is faster in the outer fibers since they are subjected to higher strain than those closer to the neutral axis.
